Match date: 08-02-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

U21 Malta
vs.
U21 Turkey

Match date: 08-02-2023 20:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

U21 Malta vs. U21 Turkey: 1-5

U21 Malta

 
No Po Pl R
23 1 Gk M. Cassar Torreggiani       4.95
15 2 De G. Sapiano       2.68
21 3 De N. Incorvaia       0.79
17 4 De N. Xerri       1.00
14 5 Mf B. Galea Testaferrata       4.54
8 6 Mf R. Cefai       5.05
27 7 Mf 75' A. Laudi       5.03
19 8 Mf Jean       4.56
22 9 Mf S. Griffin       3.56
20 10 St 64' N. Buhagiar       4.96
11 11 St 64' J. Spiteri       3.59
4 12 St 64' P. Zammit     1 3.02
25 13 Su P. Ferreira       0.00
9 14 Su N. Scriha       0.00
30 15 Mf 75' G. Vella       0.50
12 16 St 64' O. Grech Cumbo       0.50
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts MT TR
Goals 1 5
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 2 2
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 1 0
Shots on target 8 15
Possession 54% 46%
 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk S. Yura       6.37
3 2 De G. Popescu       6.72
4 3 De C. Ulutaş       5.88
5 4 De O. Baroğlu       5.67
7 5 De A. Turkay       4.76
28 6 Mf D. Sócrates       5.97
2 7 Mf F. Mehmet       6.46
24 8 Mf R. Şerafeddin       6.46
50 9 St 75' T. Flo       3.93
55 10 St 75' O. Apaydın     4 15.99
26 11 St 74' Ö. Kayaer       5.26
54 12 St 75' K. Kartay       1.94
51 13 Su A. Güler       0.00
27 14 St 74' K. Aktürkoglu       1.72
8 15 Su P. Suersan       0.00
52 16 St 75' A. Üke     1 4.24
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20)
In the 8th minute, Oğuzhan Apaydın ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mike Cassar Torreggiani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Turkey's zone, Jean Carl Cassar Torreggiani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sezai Yura came out of the goal and Jean Carl Cassar Torreggiani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. U21 Turkey's Sezai Yura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Turkey from getting a goal against them. Tore-Andre Flo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Sezai Yura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jake Spiteri, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Mike Cassar Torreggiani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oğuzhan Apaydın's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Sezai Yura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Griffin, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. U21 Malta's Mike Cassar Torreggiani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oğuzhan Apaydın in the 31st minute of play. U21 Turkey's Gheorghe Popescu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Godwin Sapiano in the 33 minute of the game. Sezai Yura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jake Spiteri in the 35th minute. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzhan Apaydın in the 39th minute of play. Oğuzhan Apaydın's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mike Cassar Torreggiani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Jake Spiteri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sezai Yura having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Godwin Sapiano in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Turkey's Rahmi Şerafeddin. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oğuzhan Apaydın in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mike Cassar Torreggiani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47th minute, Tore-Andre Flo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

U21 Malta's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reuben Cefai in the 53rd minute. After taking down the ball on U21 Malta's corner Reuben Cefai fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sezai Yura quite easily take care of the ball. Sezai Yura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jake Spiteri in the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olgun Baroğlu to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the game, Oğuzhan Apaydın recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mike Cassar Torreggiani. Oğuzhan Apaydın showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. U21 Malta's Owen Grech Cumbo was substituted for Noel Buhagiar. Mike Cassar Torreggiani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzhan Apaydın in the 68th minute of the match. U21 Turkey made a substitution. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaced Özkan Kayaer. U21 Malta made a substitution. Gabriel Vella replaced Alessio Laudi. Patrick Zammit took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sezai Yura. Sezai Yura dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Mike Cassar Torreggiani made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Kılıçhan Kartay sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute, Godwin Sapiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Turkey's Afşar Üke slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mike Cassar Torreggiani. That made the score 1-5 after 92 minutes of play. The U21 Turkey players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.

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U21 Malta

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
23  M. Cassar Torreggiani
23.  M. Cassar Torreggiani (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (60%)
Ta 0
SV 9
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 10 60% 0 9 0
15  G. Sapiano
15.  G. Sapiano (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (77%)
Ta 17   (35%)
SV 0
In 10
De 0 0 0 13 77% 17 35% 0 10
21  N. Incorvaia
21.  N. Incorvaia (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 6   (17%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 3 67% 6 17% 0 1
17  N. Xerri
17.  N. Xerri (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 5 100% 2 50% 0 2
14  B. Galea Testaferrata
14.  B. Galea Testaferrata (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 9 67% 4 75% 0 3
8  R. Cefai
8.  R. Cefai (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 1 1 5 80% 2 50% 0 0
27  A. Laudi
27.  A. Laudi (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (80%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 10 80% 3 67% 0 1
19  Jean
19.  Jean (Mf)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 1
Pa 12   (50%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 2 1 12 50% 4 75% 0 2
22  S. Griffin
22.  S. Griffin (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 11   (45%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 1 1 11 45% 2 50% 0 3
20  N. Buhagiar
20.  N. Buhagiar (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 0 0 5 80% 1 0% 0 1
11  J. Spiteri
11.  J. Spiteri (St)
G 0
Sh 5
SOT 4
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 5 4 3 100% 1 0% 0 0
4  P. Zammit
4.  P. Zammit (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 1
St 1 1 1 3 67% 1 100% 0 1
25  P. Ferreira
25.  P. Ferreira (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9  N. Scriha
9.  N. Scriha (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30  G. Vella
30.  G. Vella (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 3 100% 1 0% 0 0
12  O. Grech Cumbo
12.  O. Grech Cumbo (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 3 67% 0 0 0
  Total
G 1
Sh 10
SOT 8
Pa 95 (69%)
Ta 44 (43%)
SV 9
In 24
Total   1 10 8 95 69% 44 43% 9 24
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 Turkey

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  S. Yura
1.  S. Yura (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (29%)
Ta 0
SV 7
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 7 29% 0 7 0
3  G. Popescu
3.  G. Popescu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (55%)
Ta 6   (50%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 11 55% 6 50% 0 8
4  C. Ulutaş
4.  C. Ulutaş (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (50%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 6 50% 4 50% 0 4
5  O. Baroğlu
5.  O. Baroğlu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 5 40% 4 75% 0 3
7  A. Turkay
7.  A. Turkay (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 3 100% 2 50% 0 4
28  D. Sócrates
28.  D. Sócrates (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (75%)
Ta 10   (40%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 12 75% 10 40% 0 4
2  F. Mehmet
2.  F. Mehmet (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (83%)
Ta 7   (29%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 12 83% 7 29% 0 2
24  R. Şerafeddin
24.  R. Şerafeddin (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (80%)
Ta 5   (80%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 10 80% 5 80% 0 2
50  T. Flo
50.  T. Flo (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 0
Pa 1   (0%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 1 0 1 0% 2 100% 0 1
55  O. Apaydın
55.  O. Apaydın (St)
G 4
Sh 13
SOT 13
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 4 13 13 1 100% 0 0 0
26  Ö. Kayaer
26.  Ö. Kayaer (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 20   (75%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 20 75% 1 0% 0 0
54  K. Kartay
54.  K. Kartay (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0
51  A. Güler
51.  A. Güler (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27  K. Aktürkoglu
27.  K. Aktürkoglu (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0% 0 0
8  P. Suersan
8.  P. Suersan (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52  A. Üke
52.  A. Üke (St)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
St 1 1 1 2 100% 0 0 1
  Total
G 5
Sh 16
SOT 15
Pa 92 (68%)
Ta 42 (50%)
SV 7
In 29
Total   5 16 15 92 68% 42 50% 7 29
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions